DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Tatum and Jaylen Brown went to work in the paint on Monday night. The post Jayson Tatum, Celtics blow out scuffling Warriors to open road trip: 7 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

Here are five stats that defined the Celtics' 40-point victory over the Warriors on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 22 points ... The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 of 11 shots. The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home ...

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a Finals rematch on Saturday as the Houston Rockets took the Cleveland Cavaliers down a peg and Victor Wembanyama ended a

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the last three minutes.

The Grizzlies had three players (Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Luke Kennard) go for over 20 points and Kennard hit seven three-pointers. Ja Morant played the role of facilitator with 16 points (5-9 FG) and 13 assists to fall one dime shy of a season high. He was also active on the defensive end of the floor.

The Warriors fell 125-85 to the Celtics on Monday, the first time they've lost by at least 40 points at home since 1985 and sixth time since 1962.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown took advantage of their mismatches against the Warriors and guided Boston to a big road win.

The Golden State Warriors, with or without Steph Curry, will need Andrew Wiggins to produce against the Boston Celtics.